Human Resource Professional

Qualifications Summary

Multi-faceted, results-oriented Senior Human Resources professional with comprehensive experience demonstrating quantifiable achievements and expertise encompassing all facets of legal, management and human resources generalist functions. Combines a unique blend of visionary leadership and executive business savvy with competencies to spearhead strategic planning and execution of core staffing, operational and administrative initiatives to drive overall HR, organizational and bottom-line financial performance. Poised with talent in labor relations, compliance standards, benefits administration, recruitment and retention, change management, and conflict resolution. Possess broad knowledge of human resources in a variety of sectors and with exempt and non-exempt employees. Capabilities include:

• Benefits Administration • Compensation Packaging • Employee Relations

• Rewards and Recognition • Recruiting & Talent Acquisition • Training and Orientation

• Organization Development • Pre-Employment Screening • Conflict Management

• Visa/Immigration Compliance • Professional Development • Payroll and Compensation

• Diversity Implementation/EEO • International HR Compliance • Strategic Staffing

Experience Highlights

Recruitment, Retention, and Employee Services

• Successfully established HR standards for several companies aligning law and tax compliance issues. Partnered with leading executive search providers to assists in positioning key leadership talent in each region and implemented pioneering innovations in outsourcing, university partnerships, online sourcing and intranet marketing strategies.

• Researched and negotiated outsourcing partnerships for critical training needs with successfully streamlined internal costs and enhanced overall capabilities. Delivered new graduate recruitment and training programs, management training, supervisor effectiveness training across company and launched the first web-based New Hire Orientation to maximize efficiency and minimize cost.

Compensation and Benefits

• Extensively trained and verse in multiple benefit plan optimization strategies and design for varying groups of personnel dependent on position type and employee needs.

• Oversaw the sourcing and negotiation of the company wide insurance programs including design, presentation and implementation into the existing structure.

• Negotiated complex and highly sensitive domestic and international compensation packages for multiple companies in various industries (both public and privately funded). Plans have included equity and stock options, incentive schemes, long term project related compensation plans, health and welfare benefit options, retirement plans, tax effective compensation programs, employee retention-based pay programs and employee wellness options.

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Integral part of several numerous executive leadership committees assessing potential acquisition opportunities, conducting due diligence and overseeing all HR transition functions from benefits to payroll to employee communication.

• Actively participated in negotiations for and analysis of acquisitions both corporately and on-site at potential location of merger. Provided expertise in integration of human resources, HRIS, employment law and tax incentives.

Employment History

Director of Human Resources, Arrow Child & Family Ministries, Spring, TX, 06/ 2011-Present

Human Resources Manager, Arrow Child & Family Ministries, Spring, TX, 02/ 2009-June 2011

Human Resources Generalist, Arrow Child & Family Ministries, Spring, TX, 02/ 2008-02/2009

Human Resources Lead/Client Consultant, Bashen Corporation, Houston, TX, 05/ 2007-02/ 2008

Corporate Human Resource Director, Nevada Gold & Casinos, Houston, TX, 05/ 2006-04/2007

Implementation Health Plan Consultant, Hewitt Associates, Woodlands, TX 03/ 2005-01/ 2006

Benefits Specialist/Case Coordinator (Temporary) , IS&T Staffing/Mercer HR Consulting, Houston ,TX 09/ 2004-03/ 2005

Education and Licensure

Graduate Certificate-Entrepreneurship

Keller Graduate School of Management, Houston, TX (2008)

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Keller Graduate School of Management, Houston, TX (2007)

Master of Human Resource Management (MHRM)

Keller Graduate School of Management, Houston, TX (2005)

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 1998

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